Guest guest Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 If is still willing to wear them, I would keep going. It can't hurt! I believe some doctors say to stay in them as long as the child will tolerate them. Longer is better. But please get others to verify that. I could be wrong. Shook Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc. 2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500 Vienna, VA 22182 x374 x374 fax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 Amy, There is variation depending on the individual case, I know, but I believe they have been more frequently recommending wear to age 4 or more, if well tolerated. My daughter sees Dr. Ponseti. She is 4 (almost exactly a year older than ) and is still in the brace at night. She could have stopped at 4, but since I don't mind it, and she doesn't mind it, Dr. Ponseti said he is all for us continuing wear a bit longer. It might indeed be 'overkill,' but you never know which child will be the one to relapse. Since my daughter doesn't fight me on wearing the brace, we are continuing just to be on the safe side. I'd rather keep it up, while wearing it is still part of our routine, rather than having to face a potential relpase, and all that would involve, at this age. I always made it clear to Dr. Ponseti that I was willing to continue.. and Claire born 6/29/00, unilateral left P.S. It's morning, and Claire just woke up and came downstairs to find me and crawl into my lap.. She awakened and took her brace off on her own! > Can anyone offer reassurance? is 3 and has been out of her shoes > now for 2 months. Although I see no regression, I can tell that when she walks > she is not nearly as over-corrected as she was when she wore her shoes. > She still seems to have good dorsi-flexion in her clubfoot. I'm wondering if my > doctor released her from the FAB earlier than Dr. Ponseti would have. I am > willing to continue on with the shoes for as long as she is ok with wearing > them but my doctor told me that would be over-kill. Any insight? What are the > current Ponseti guidelines? > Thank you, > Amy & (6-10-01) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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